Brihadeeswarar Temple

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:annualVisitors hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:associatedTemple gptkb:Airavatesvara_Temple
gptkb:Gangaikonda_Cholapuram
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Raja_Raja_Chola_I
gptkbp:builtIn 1010 CE
gptkbp:complexArea over 40 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:sculpture
Chola bronze statues
engineering marvel
gptkbp:features Nandi statue
massive lingam
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkbp:hasGopuram 66 meters
gptkbp:hasSanctum garbhagriha
gptkbp:hasTower 66 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brihadeeswarar Temple
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Chola period inscriptions
gptkbp:latitude 10.7828
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:longitude 79.1310
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department,_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:Nandi_statue_weight about 25 tons
gptkbp:notableFeature shadow of the main tower does not fall on the ground at noon
granite used despite no local sources
largest monolithic Nandi
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Peruvudaiyar_Kovil
gptkb:Rajarajeswaram
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkbp:significance gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
example of Tamil architecture
largest temple in India at time of construction
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:templeTank gptkb:Yamuna_Eri
gptkbp:towerName gptkb:Vimana
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii), (iii)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
1987
gptkbp:相关节日 gptkb:Navaratri
gptkb:Pradosham
gptkb:Rathotsavam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:India
gptkb:Indian
gptkb:religious_art
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4